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History · Mount Pleasant Township

The history of Mount Pleasant Township

Below: maps from 1973 on.

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What stands out about Mount Pleasant Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Mount Pleasant Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mount Pleasant Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 270 to 241 (-11%).

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Mount Pleasant Township on the map, 1973 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mount Pleasant Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mount Pleasant Township on the 1973 USGS mapMount Pleasant Township on the 1985 USGS map1973Clark North sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mount Pleasant Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hillcrest Colony
1cemetery inside Mount Pleasant Township
Rose Hill

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Day TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEden Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarfield Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townThorp Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.